Form and approach of the work

Select one reading from each list below, and—in a two to three paragraph response—compare and contrast the way that they present the basic ideas of the Enlightenment: Social Awareness, Individual Liberty and Accountability, and the role of Reason versus Emotions.

LIST 1 LIST 2
  • Tartuffe
  • Gulliver’s Travels
  • Candide
  • Oroonoko or The Royal Slave
  • Discourse on Method
  • The Social Contract
  • A Vindication of the Rights of Women

Consider the following in your discussion:

  • Use of satire
  • Form and approach of the work (i.e. narrative fiction, drama, essay)
  • Position of oppression (i.e. slavery, rights of women)

Select one reading from each list below, and—in a two to three paragraph response—compare and contrast the way that they present the basic ideas of the Enlightenment: Social Awareness, Individual Liberty and Accountability, and the role of Reason versus Emotions.

LIST 1 LIST 2
  • Tartuffe
  • Gulliver’s Travels
  • Candide
  • Oroonoko or The Royal Slave
  • Discourse on Method
  • The Social Contract
  • A Vindication of the Rights of Women

Consider the following in your discussion:

  • Use of satire
  • Form and approach of the work (i.e. narrative fiction, drama, essay)
  • Position of oppression (i.e. slavery, rights of women)